Prescriptions

The help you can get to pay for prescriptions is different across the UK.

In England, prescriptions are free for people with cancer. If you need prescriptions for things that are related to cancer or its effects, you can apply for an exemption certificate. You need to collect an FP92A form from your GP surgery or oncology clinic.

In Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, prescriptions are free for everyone.

Prescriptions for people who don’t have cancer in England

If you are a carer or someone who is not having cancer-related treatment, you can still get free prescriptions if:

you are aged 60 or over

you are aged under 16, or under 19 and in full-time education

you are an NHS hospital inpatient

you are pregnant or have had a baby in the last 12 months (you will need a MatEx exemption certificate – your doctor, midwife or health visitor can help you apply for this)

you get a valid war pension and need prescriptions for your war injury

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